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Original title: Girls Nite Out

1982
R
1h 36m

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4.9/10

2.1K

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At a remote Ohio college, a killer dressed in the school's bear mascot suit stalks several young women participating in an all-night scavenger hunt.

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At a remote Ohio college, a killer dressed in the school's bear mascot suit stalks several young women participating in an all-night scavenger hunt.At a remote Ohio college, a killer dressed in the school's bear mascot suit stalks several young women participating in an all-night scavenger hunt.At a remote Ohio college, a killer dressed in the school's bear mascot suit stalks several young women participating in an all-night scavenger hunt.

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IMDb RATING

4.9/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The films trailer was shot years after the movie itself was. It features a scantly-clad young woman in bed talking about how weird things have been lately, while short clips of the movie play. The actress never appears in the actual film though.

Goofs
In the basketball scene at the beginning of the movie the scoreboard shows DeWitt ahead, 73-71, with two seconds on the game clock, before the winning basket was made. The final score of the game was 72-70.

Alternate versions
The UK version is known as The Scaremaker. Even though the film isn't full of gore, it is cut by 16 seconds. Some of the cuts are:
Benson's stabbing is cut, you see him stabbed once before dieing.
The murder of Jane, in the squash court. It shows the bear attack, then cuts to her all bloody, none seen coming out a wound.
Doesn't focus on Jane's body hung up in the shower's.
Trish's death in the Summer House is cut, not as much blood is seen. and
The ending where the killer stabs Teddy, who is trying to help Dawn, it is not seen, so it is left unclear what has happened.

Connections
Featured in Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

Soundtracks
Summer In The City
Written by John Sebastian, Steve Boone and Mark Sebastian
Performed by The Lovin' Spoonful

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Featured review

8/10

Entertaining little slasher pic...

After reading the reviews here on the imdb for this movie, I feel I have to step in the redress the balance somewhat! Sure, this isn't "Gladiator" but it's one of the better teen slashers from the eighties and doesn't deserve the mauling it's received here.

The plot - a menacing killer picking off university co-eds during a scavenger hunt - is just a credible as the more popular storylines in slashers like "Prom Night" and "Friday The 13th" and the direction from Robert Deubel generates many decent jolts and suspense. Everything moves at an entertaining pace upto a satisfying finale with a neat little twist.

I'm a big fan of these campus slasher pics - other fine examples being "Final Exam" and "Graduation Day" - and, for me, this was one of the best ones from the eighties. It may look a little dated now we've seen the "Scream"s and "I Know.."s of the late nineties but I'm sure most fans of this nifty horror subgenre will enjoy. Recommended.

**** / *****